Category Archives: Holidays

Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

It’s Earth Day, the celebration of the planet that’s just the right distance from the sun to support life. Some people cite this phenomenon as proof that God exists, but if that’s the case, why did He create so many … Continue reading →

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Everybody Plays the Fool

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

While the common belief I’ve usually come across is that April Fool’s Day started in sixteenth-century France when the people who celebrated the new year on 1 January mocked those who still celebrated on 25 March, this is not universally … Continue reading →

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FIVE GOLD RINGS!

Posted on December 30, 2012 by

It’s now the fifth day of Christmas, or at least the fifth night, so I guess the narrator of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” is going to be receiving the only gift in the bunch that isn’t alive. Or is … Continue reading →

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Deck Them Halls and All That Stuff

Posted on December 21, 2012 by

You know what’s kind of fascinating about Christmas music? The holidays are the one time of year you’re likely to hear novelty songs in department stores. It’s also when you’re likely to hear overtly religious songs in the same places. … Continue reading →

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The War on Definitions

Posted on December 16, 2012 by

‘Tis the season for Bill O’Reilly to get his nativity-themed knickers in a knot over his invented War on Christmas. I thought maybe he’d cover a war on some other holiday this year, like possibly New Year’s. Christmas is less … Continue reading →

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The Grinch Is Back

Posted on November 10, 2012 by

I guess it’s not too late to do a Halloween-related review, is it? Even if it is, I’m doing one anyway, because I kept meaning to watch the 1977 cartoon Halloween Is Grinch Night. I guess this is technically a … Continue reading →

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Hangin’ with Ben Cooper

Posted on October 18, 2012 by

My wife has recently been obsessed by crappy Halloween costumes, and I figured that might be a decent subject for a post. Perhaps the most famous manufacturer of such costumes was Ben Cooper, Inc., a company that started out making … Continue reading →

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A Brisk Constitutional

Posted on July 4, 2012 by

Senator and self-licensed laser surgeon Rand Paul, best known for making his father seem sane by comparison, recently remarked that the Supreme Court declaring the Affordable Care Act (AKA ObamaCare) constitutional didn’t make it so. Actually, according to the Constitution … Continue reading →

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Alco-Holidays

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

Cinco de Mayo has caught the public attention here in the States in recent years, but I don’t know how many people actually realize what it’s celebrating. I get the impression that it’s mostly just an excuse to drink, essentially … Continue reading →

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The Antics of Antiochus

Posted on December 26, 2011 by

It’s interesting that the token attempt made by Western society toward multiculturalism is to acknowledge Chanukah alongside Christmas, when Chanukah is essentially a commemoration of a rejection of multiculturalism. Well, there’s more to it than that, but that is a … Continue reading →

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